Westfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Batesville Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout.
Nathan Bodenberg looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alex Rudolph was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Westfield pushed their record up to 17-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Batesville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9.
Westfield will square off against Zionsville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Zionsville: 3.8, Westfield: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Batesville, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Lawrenceburg at 6:00 p.m.
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